Sex Determination from the Talus of Koreans by Discriminant Function Analysis

• NCJ Number: 239634
• Journal: Journal of Forensic Sciences Volume: 57 Issue: 1 Dated: January 2012 Pages: 166-171
• Author(s): U-Young Lee, M.D.; Seung-Ho Han, M.D., Ph.D.; Dae-Kyoon Park, M.D., Ph.D.; Yi-Suk Kim, M.D., Ph.D.; Deog-Im Kim, Ph.D.; In-Hyuk Chung, M.D., Ph.D.; Myung-Hoon Chun, M.D., Ph.D.
• Date Published: January 2012
• Length: 6 pages
• Grant Number(s): 2009-0083946
• Sponsoring Agency: Korea Research Foundation
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Report (Technical)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This study investigates the sex discriminating potential of the talus in Koreans and compares this with other analyses in different populations.

Abstract

The aims of this study were to investigate the sex discriminating potential of the talus in Koreans and compare this with other analyses in different populations. Statistical analyses were performed using data from 9 measurements acquired from 140 tali (70 men, 70 women). The talus of Koreans is dimorphic between sexes in all measurements (p less than 0.01). Discriminant function equations were generated by univariate, multivariate, and stepwise methods with a range of accuracy from 67.1 to 87.1 percent. Stepwise equations of other populations did not discriminate the sex of the Korean sample as accurately as each equation's own accuracies. The variables with high accuracy in this study are useful for sex determination of Koreans on the basis of confirmation of population specificity. Published by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons.